Dr. Ronald Dworkin’s new book, “Artificial Happiness: The Dark Side of the New Happy Class” talks about antidepressants and the numbing down of America. He notes that we have been sold a bill of goods that we have a right to be happy and we should be happy and if we are not happy, an antidepressant may be just the pill to take.
Each person reacts in his or her own way to particular life stressors. Depending upon the person’s individual make up, they may respond by suppressing unpleasant or unacceptable feelings. Some people have a tendency to always look on the sunny side; others have a learned or inherited tendency to a sad and disheartened mood.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), notes “Depression” is a term applied to a group of symptoms and a person diagnosed with depression may have many different presentations of symptoms.
In the latest edition of Homeopathy Today, T.R. Dooley, M.D., presented his findings in “Shedding Light on the Dark Side of the Mood.” He calls it “Help for depression: A real alternative to conventional antidepressants.” Homeopathy does not work by forcing a change in brain biochemistry as conventional medication attempts to do. Instead, homeopathy works by prompting a response in the body’s self-healing mechanism, and the brain biochemistry changes naturally as a process of becoming healthier.
Dr. Dooley seems to echo Dr. Dworkin, saying, “ The huge glut of prescriptions for antidepressant medications in our society reflects a deeper problem relating to our cultural values and social institutions.”
Find out what else Dr. Dooley has to say in my next post.
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